VPL815 Methods of Social Work - Macro

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Libor Musil, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Kateřina Kubalčíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Sirovátka, CSc.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Sat 2. 10. 12:00–13:40 U33, Sat 6. 11. 12:00–13:40 U33, Sat 4. 12. 12:00–13:40 U33
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! SPP815 SW Macro
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course is focused on the theoretical determination a method of approach macro-practice in social work. Is here presented the administative and participative approach to the change the social environment of the commmunities and theirs members. In more detail are discussed the methods of macro-practice on the examples as the community care and community planning, as well as are discussed in more detail the methods and practice of the need-assessment of diferent target group. Within the frame of this course students draw up a individual project of adaptation the social services to chosen target group in selected area. At the end of this coures, students should be able to: interpret theroretical context of macro-practice in social work; explain the role of social worker in macro-practice; apply the priciples of participative approach to the change of social environment of community; assess the needs of the community; practise the methods of needs-assessment chosen target groups in the field; use the community planning method for the draw up the conception of social services in the locality; manage the community planning process; evaluate the effects of social services community planning.
Syllabus
  • The macro-practice and the change of the social environment of the community
  • The role of social work in the personal social services
  • Macro-practice as the part of the social work
  • Methodology of macro-practice: the administrative and participative approach
  • Methodology of macro-practice: the role of community social worker
  • The community planning in term of macro and micro social work practice
  • Methodology of the process of adaptation the personal social services
  • Determination of the problem, the target popuation and the participants of the change
  • The evaluation of the personal social services system in the locality and the needs-assessment
  • The Formulation of the goals and the program making
  • The Program implementation and the induvidual care plan
  • Monitoring
Literature
  • Matoušek, Oldřích a kol. 2003. Metody a řízení sociální práce. Portál, Praha.
  • Netting, F.E., Kettner, M.P., McMurtry, S. 1993. Social Work Macro Pracitce. Longman.New York, London.
  • Obce, města, regiony a sociální služby. 1997. Socioklub, Praha.
  • Fellin, P. 1995. The Community and the Social Worker. F.E. Peacock Publisher, Itasca.
  • Průvodce procesem komunitního plánování sociálních služeb. 2004. MPSV ČR, Praha
  • Musil, Libor. 2003. Ráda bych Vám pomohla, ale...Dilemata práce s klienty v organizacích. Marek Zeman, Brno.
  • HARDINA, Donna. Analytical skills for community organization practice. New York: Columbia University Press, 2002, xii, 390. ISBN 0231121806. info
  • Strategies of community intervention. Edited by Jack Rothman - John L. Erlich - John E. Tropman. 6th ed. Itasca: F.E. Peacock Publishers, 2001, xiv, 497. ISBN 0875814360. info
  • POWELL, Fred. The politics of social work. 1st pub. London: SAGE Publications, 2001, 186 s. ISBN 0761964126. info
  • BALDWIN, Mark W. Care management and community care : social work discretion and the construction of policy. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2000, ix, 196. ISBN 075461283X. info
  • MCDONALD, Ann. Understanding community care :a guide for social workers. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 1999, xiii, 265. ISBN 0-333-67592-4. info
Teaching methods
Teaching methods: lectures, reading, class discussion, individual project.
Assessment methods
Assessment methods: The final written test includes usually 5 overall questions, the rating of each is max 20 points; max rating is 100 and the 60 points are the minimal rating for a completion of this course. The final assessment summarize the test result and the evaluation of the individual project.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013.
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